Balcony Railing Flowers and Condo Rules Don’t Mix

Several of our neighbors have flower containers hanging from the balcony railings. I have often commented to my husband that it didn’t seem safe - especially if the containers are hanging toward the sidewalk side rather than inside the balcony. So when we put our three little “window boxes” up last week, we attached them so they faced us on the balcony. When the condo weekly newsletter came out yesterday, there was a note of caution and warning reminder about the rules of the condo and balconies - nothing shall hang from the railings - period. I should have re read the bylaws when I thought about doing this, but didn’t. So my husband and I cut off all the zip locks. But rather than get rid of the containers we had the brilliant idea to hang them from the back of the furniture. It just so happened that we had three spots to hang three containers - with our zip locks - on the backs of the chair and the loveseat. The furniture is quite heavy so it can tolerate the weight of a filled “window box.” In the end it looks quite nice - maybe even better - because the focus is on the flowers rather than the cocoliners. The containers are not cluttering up the floor and it essentially meets the same purpose. We have a little bit of a garden and can view the flowers both from inside the house and when we sit outside. I wonder how long it will take for all the other law breakers to change their ways? Only time will tell.